Introduction
College athletes refer to the individuals who represent their learning institutions, particularly colleges and universities, in competitive sports such as athletics, soccer and ball games. Often the competition college students participate in is considered as non-professional since some international institutions such as Olympics Committee and IAAF do not approve them. However, the athletes participating in the college events tend to have an equal input in the sports as the professional athletes. This paper presents a case on why the college athletes ought to be paid.
College athletes are putting their bodies and lives on the line every single day
The college athletes work harder compared to the average professional in the United …show more content…
For example, the broadcasting deal pitting NCAA and Turner Sports is believed to costs $10 billion (Forbes). The financial muscle enables the NCAA games to be broadcasted and earn the media houses revenue owing to the commercials that they make during the broadcasting of the sports. Therefore, part of the deal that is used in the dissemination of the sports and the revenue that is earned through the commercials need to be passed to the college athletes as a stipend. The intent of paying the college athletes in the case related to their ability to enables their federation to earn revenue when they participate in the sports. Therefore, the federations have the moral obligation to pay the athletes owing to their contributing in earning the …show more content…
The students on training take up more hours to plan to mean that they spend an equivalent time as those who went to work, thus, proving the need for employment. The other reason why the college students need to be paid is based on the risk that they undertake. Every day, in training and tournaments, an athlete may suffer an injury that could terminate his or her booming career. Professional athletes are also having issues in managing their finances, thus, offering the additional slot on how to handle the money that they earn. Concisely, college sports contribute to the promotion and marketing of an institution. The sacrifice that the athletes undertake to risk their lives in sports and win the tournaments to build the brand of their school needs to receive
College athletes refer to the individuals who represent their learning institutions, particularly colleges and universities, in competitive sports such as athletics, soccer and ball games. Often the competition college students participate in is considered as non-professional since some international institutions such as Olympics Committee and IAAF do not approve them. However, the athletes participating in the college events tend to have an equal input in the sports as the professional athletes. This paper presents a case on why the college athletes ought to be paid.
College athletes are putting their bodies and lives on the line every single day
The college athletes work harder compared to the average professional in the United …show more content…
For example, the broadcasting deal pitting NCAA and Turner Sports is believed to costs $10 billion (Forbes). The financial muscle enables the NCAA games to be broadcasted and earn the media houses revenue owing to the commercials that they make during the broadcasting of the sports. Therefore, part of the deal that is used in the dissemination of the sports and the revenue that is earned through the commercials need to be passed to the college athletes as a stipend. The intent of paying the college athletes in the case related to their ability to enables their federation to earn revenue when they participate in the sports. Therefore, the federations have the moral obligation to pay the athletes owing to their contributing in earning the …show more content…
The students on training take up more hours to plan to mean that they spend an equivalent time as those who went to work, thus, proving the need for employment. The other reason why the college students need to be paid is based on the risk that they undertake. Every day, in training and tournaments, an athlete may suffer an injury that could terminate his or her booming career. Professional athletes are also having issues in managing their finances, thus, offering the additional slot on how to handle the money that they earn. Concisely, college sports contribute to the promotion and marketing of an institution. The sacrifice that the athletes undertake to risk their lives in sports and win the tournaments to build the brand of their school needs to receive